Looking for free reading games? You’ll love these no-prep games for teaching bossy r words! (This post contains affiliate links.) A few weeks ago, I shared my printable no-prep games to help teach beginning blends. I created a set of similar games to teach bossy r words. And when I told my Five that we were going to play some four-in-a-row reading games, he showed unusual enthusiasm. “YAY! I love…

Looking for games to teach words with bossy r? We’ve got five of them! (This post contains affiliate links.) Those bossy r words are tricky. Sometimes we call them words with “r controlled vowels.” Because when you stick an “r” after the vowel, it changes the sound. Hen… her. Sit…sir. Hug…hurt. Fox…for. Bat…barn. Here’s my newest game! How to play 1. Give each player ten counters. We used these transparent…

Looking for a fun activity to help your child master those tricky words with r controlled vowels? Try this free game! Now that my early reader has mastered CVC words, it’s time for the next step. I decided to move to the next phonics pattern that’s introduced in my free phonics books: words with r- controlled vowels. These are just plain tricky! It can be hard for new readers to…

Today you can download a free game of Go Fish to practice those tricky r-controlled vowel words. I’ve been sharing free phonics readers for over a month now. Sometimes my early reader needs some extra work on a particular phonics pattern. I created this set of r-controlled vowel Go Fish cards to help him with those tricky letter combinations: er, ur, ar, or, and ir. Rules for Play Feel free…

Today I’m sharing set six of my free phonics readers. This set focuses on the r-controlled vowels. Have you been downloading my free phonics readers? I’ve shared sets for all the short vowels. Now it’s time to move on to other phonics patterns. I’m starting with the most common r-controlled vowel patterns: er, ur, ir, or, and ar. My four-year-old has been learning to read sight words since right before…